At INCUBA Next Level, we bring together capital, expertise, and a community in a single environment for growth-ready startups and investors.
Here, founders work side by side with investors, advisors, and experienced entrepreneurs with a focus on accelerating growth and preparing companies for investment.
As part of the INCUBA Next Level Founder Hub, you’ll gain access to a structured 12-month program focused on growth, capital, and relationships:
• Close contact with investors in the Investor Hub
• Matches with experienced founders through Founder Friends
• 1:1 mentoring with specialized advisors
• Office space in the heart of a vibrant founder and investor community
• Curated workshops, pitch sessions, and demo days
• Access to INCUBA’s strong community and network
The goal is clear: To strengthen your business and prepare you for the next funding round.
INCUBA is now accepting applications for the next intake of the INCUBA Next Level Founder Hub, a 12-month program for startups with early traction and ambitions to scale.
The Founder Hub is for teams that have proven their idea and are now facing the next phase: Growth, structure, and fundraising. Here, startups become part of a professional environment with other founders, investors, and experienced advisors with a clear goal of becoming investor-ready and taking the next step.
The application deadline is June 1, 2026.
After the application deadline, the most promising startups will be selected to pitch and undergo a fit assessment before a panel consisting of investors and experienced professionals from the ecosystem.
Selected startups will begin the Founder Hub program on August 1, 2026.
Are you wondering if INCUBA Next Level is the right next step for your startup?
Join us for an open house to get a glimpse of Founder Hub, meet the team, and learn how we work with
growth, capital, and relationships in practice Tuesday, May 5, 9–11 a.m., INCUBA Next Level, Katrinebjerg
You’ll have the opportunity to ask questions, talk to investors, and experience the environment at INCUBA Next Level.
The open house is for startups considering applying for the next intake.
Founder Hub is structured around a structured program where you continuously work on your business, your team, and your capital strategy.
The program includes, among other things:
• Ongoing mentoring with the INCUBA team
• Milestone-based development toward investor readiness
• Pitch training and investor introductions
• Close monitoring of progress and focus
You’ll work purposefully to strengthen your product, traction, and your position with investors.
INCUBA Next Level is aimed at ambitious tech startups that are in their first stages of growth and ready to build, scale, and execute within an active founder community.
We are looking for teams with ideally two or more founders who bring complementary skills, deep domain knowledge, and preferably experience from previous startups. We expect founding teams that can build fast and execute from day one.
Your product or solution should target a large, scalable market and address a clearly defined pain point for a broad audience. It should have the potential to grow into a significant business – both nationally and internationally.
We admit founders who are working on technologies or products with clear novelty and preferably potential for IP protection. Consulting and advisory businesses fall outside the target group.
You are early – but not at the idea stage. A proof of concept should be established, preferably supported by early market validation. Annual revenue should be below DKK 500,000 – with ambitions significantly higher.
Across all applicants, we look for founders who want to be part of an ambitious community where experiences are shared, networks are expanded, and direct access to investors, mentors, and advisors is part of everyday life.
Access to capital is crucial for most startups. That’s why the Investor Hub is located right next to the Founder Hub, where firms such as Delphinus Venture Capital, EIFO, and a number of business angels are regularly present.
INCUBA has a broad investor network, ranging from business angels and VC funds to family offices.
In this video, Katrine Riisberg from Delphinus Venture Capital shares why they chose to be part of INCUBA Next Level and the value of being close to founders, deal flow, and the daily environment at INCUBA.
As a startup in Founder Hub, you’ll be matched with an experienced founder from the Founder Friends network.
This gives you:
Founder Friends are a central part of the community and help ensure that you’re not alone in your decisions.
You’ll gain access to a network of experienced advisors with expertise in areas such as:
The consultation is tailored to your company’s current challenges and next steps.
MedTech startup LevitaCare from the INCUBA Next Level Founder Hub has secured an investment from Delphinus Venture Capital in the Investor Hub.
The investment will help bring the company’s solution for women experiencing postpartum conditions closer to market and serves as a concrete example of the interaction between startups and investors in INCUBA Next Level.
Support for soft funding: Through our collaboration with Innohelper, you receive guidance on your soft funding opportunities. You will gain clarity on which funding schemes you can apply for, when to apply, and what it takes to improve your chances of securing funding. Innohelper has supported more than 150 startups and scaleups with applications for programs such as Innofounder, Innobooster, MUDP, SME funding schemes, Denmark’s national clusters, and Norlys.
Springboard, Connect Denmark: Participants gain access to a Springboard session with Connect Denmark, where experienced business leaders challenge your strategy, business model, and growth plans, providing concrete recommendations and clear next steps.
Demo & Drinks: The program culminates in Demo & Drinks, where you pitch to relevant investors as well as your Founder Friends. Ahead of the event, you will be prepared through focused pitch training. We invite investors from both INCUBA’s own network and the broader Danish investment ecosystem. Demo Day takes place after approximately four months and marks the end of the first intensive phase. You then continue for an additional eight months in the program.
Aarhus Investor Summit: Selected companies will have the opportunity to present to investors at Aarhus Investor Summit / Aarhus Townhall in front of 200+ investors from Denmark and abroad. It is a strong platform for exposure, relationship building, and dialogue with professional investors.
TechBBQ: As part of the program, you will be invited to attend TechBBQ. Here, you will have the opportunity to showcase your company at INCUBA’s Aarhus stand and engage with investors, corporates, and other key stakeholders. TechBBQ provides valuable exposure and opportunities for dialogue with both Danish and international decision-makers in an informal setting.
Next Level brings together capital, expertise and community in a strong network environment where the right connections can be made. With structured programmes, curated matchmaking activities and an active community, start-ups gain access to capital, knowledge and advice, while investors gain access to qualified cases.
With Next Level, INCUBA is creating a framework for capital and talent to meet – and for Aarhus to take another step towards becoming one of Denmark's strongest investor environments.
“As a solo founder, it’s important to have a place where you can come in and say good morning. The house is full of people, investors and companies who have been through the whole journey – and that makes a difference. It's about creating a culture where we don't just sit with our noses buried in our computers, but use each other's networks and talk to each other."
- Mikkel Eskesen, Founder & CEO, StreamWerk
‘Being self-employed can be a lonely business, but at INCUBA I find a community, sparring partners and knowledge that make the journey both smoother and more enjoyable.’
- Matilde Fevre, Co-founder & CEO, LevitaCare
'It means a lot to have someone to bounce ideas off – to be able to get something back, but also to pass something on to others. It’s important for me to be part of an environment and be surrounded by like-minded founders.'
- Emil Zanchetta Ulsig, CEO and founder of QVersion
With continued support, Søren Jensen Consulting Engineers strengthens its collaboration with Re-Claim and DiFacto in INCUBA Next Level, while also welcoming Inviro as a new startup in the environment.
The initiative has been established in collaboration with INCUBA and Aarhus Center for Regenerative Building and brings together startups, advisors, and professional expertise around sustainable development in the construction industry.
With the establishment of Delphinus Venture Capital, DKK 600 million has been injected into research-based start-ups sprouting up in Aarhus and the rest of Denmark.
The fund was established by Aarhus University Research Foundation, HEARTLAND, Norlys and Salling Group, and with CEO Mathias Brink Lorenz at the helm, the ambition is clear: to follow companies all the way from their initial ideas to international scaling.
View which events you can attend
Welcome to Investor Meetup, an exclusive meeting for invited investors only, designed to promote informal knowledge sharing and networking.
The goal is to strengthen Aarhus as a leading investor city by facilitating meaningful conversations and learning among investors.
For the first meeting we had crowdfunding, investment experiences from Anyhow, from serial entrepreneurship to investment, Q&A and of course lots of networking on the programme. Watch a video from the meeting here.
Lars Louring
Head of Acceleration
